PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Neil (ranked 3812 p4p, 348 weight class) and Carl Bosa (ranked 3781 p4p, 345 weight class). Neil's entrance music is Linkin Park - In the end. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Neil
vs
Bosa

182 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Bosa!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosa dives in and grabs Neil's left leg, looking for a takedown. Neil pushes down on Bosa's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Neil, which made it look bad.
It looked like Neil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bosa misses with a combination
and Neil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neil.
Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosa.
Bosa unleashes a big counter combination but Neil bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Neil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bosa shoots in and drives through. Neil sprawls well.
Luke Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Bosa.
Bosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neil.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil throws a right and a left that Bosa avoids nicely.
Bosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neil is fending him off so far but Bosa persists. Nope, Neil circles away and we're back to standing.
Bosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bosa.
Sloppy strikes from Bosa. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosa lands with a nice body punch.
Bosa goes for a double leg but Neil avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Neil continues to drive forward.
Neil looks to land a combination but Bosa avoids it well.
A nice side step and Bosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neil seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neil moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Neil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Neil dips to his left and cracks Bosa with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Neil misses.
Neil throws a hook but Bosa avoids it easily.
Bosa moves away from the strike by Neil.
A nice side step and Bosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bosa darts in looking for a takedown but Neil gets double underhooks and turns Bosa into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Neil as Bosa shoots in.
Neil misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bosa!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosa misses with a jab to the body
enabling Neil to counter with a crisp jab.
Luke Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Neil avoids it really well and circles away.
Neil swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Neil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Neil, which made it look bad.
Bosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neil throwing a counter right hand but Bosa manages to avoid it.
No luck for Bosa with that takedown attempt.
Bosa misses with the combination.
Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bosa.
Bosa wants to slow Neil down by chopping away at his legs.
Bosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neil rather than just go for the knockout.
Bosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Neil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosa shoots in for a takedown but Neil shows good takedown defense.
Bosa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Luke Neil has been cut.
Bosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neil misses with an uppercut.
Neil leaves Bosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Bosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Neil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosa tries for a takedown but Neil circles away easily
and Neil counters with a stiff right hand.
Bosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neil.
Neil displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bosa.
Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Neil takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Neil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Neil's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A leg kick checked by Neil.
Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bosa can do to turn this around?
Bosa lands with a right hand.
Carl Bosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Neil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Neil pinned against the cage. Neil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Neil is looking for a counter combo.
Bosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bosa shoots in but Neil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Neil appears to be looking for a big counter.
Luke Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Bosa.
Bosa misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil stuffs the takedown.
Bosa cracks Neil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luke Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Bosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neil throws a jab when Bosa was well out of range.
Bosa avoids the body shot from Neil.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Neil has got the better of the exchanges.
Bosa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Neil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Bosa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bosa lands in his opponent's guard.
Bosa wants to control from the top but Neil keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bosa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Neil haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bosa prevents Neil from getting back to his feet.
Bosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Neil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosa is just out of range.
Bosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Neil has time to react.
Bosa darts in looking for a takedown but Neil gets double underhooks and turns Bosa into the cage.
Neil misses with a wild combination.
Bosa misses with a few strikes there.
Bosa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Neil backs up against the cage.
Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bosa fails to land the takedown.
Bosa has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neil.
Bosa throws a series of punches but Neil moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Neil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bosa with a jab.
Neil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosa cracks Neil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luke Neil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Neil displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bosa.
Neil throws a right hand that misses
and Bosa counters with a straight right hand.
Neil throws a hook but Bosa avoids it easily.
Bosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Neil misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Bosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Neil's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Neil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Neil is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Neil sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bosa somewhat.
Neil is looking to counter punch.
Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Bosa.
Bosa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Neil misses the jab.
Bosa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neil scores with a punch to the head.
Neil throws a hook to the side of Bosa's head but Bosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Neil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil misses with an uppercut. Bosa saw that one coming.
Bosa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A telegraphed right hand from Neil misses the target.
Neil loads up on a big right hand but Bosa slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Bosa.
Bosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Bosa. Those never looked like landing.
Bosa ducks under a wild hook from Neil.
Bosa misses with a right hand
and Neil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Neil tries to sprawl out of it but Bosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luke Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Bosa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
Neil keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bosa throws a right and a left that Neil avoids nicely.
Neil throwing a counter right hand but Bosa manages to avoid it.
Bosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neil misses with a series of wild punches.
Bosa throws a push kick but Neil slaps the foot to one side.
Neil throws a big counter combination but Bosa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neil jabs Bosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neil leaves Bosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Neil seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neil swivels and escapes.
Bosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Bosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bosa swings for the body but Neil moves out of range.
Bosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neil.
Neil dodges the punch combination from Bosa.
Bosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosa.
Neil misses with a hook
and Bosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Neil displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bosa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neil.
Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Bosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bosa throws a right hand that Neil ducks under and follows up with a left that Neil also avoids with ease.
Neil is looking to counter punch.
Bosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neil swivels and escapes.
Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosa scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil stuffs the takedown.
Neil looks to throw the jab but Bosa is out of range.
Neil throws a looping overhand right but Bosa ducks down to avoid it.
Bosa staying out of range there.
Bosa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bosa.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luke Neil.
I think Neil has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Neil!
A very excited looking Luke Neil made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.